Rail travellers using Great Northern trains can look forward to free Wi-Fi.

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has started to roll out the service on more of its trains.

A spokesman said: "Following its arrival on Gatwick Express in September 2016, the worldwide web is now available on newly-introduced Class 387 trains on the Great Northern route to and from King's Cross.

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"From later this year and through next year, Wi-Fi will be steadily introduced across other fleets on the GTR network, including Thameslink."

GTR's engineering director Gerry McFadden said: "GTR was brought in to modernise the railway. That means bringing in new trains as well as new services, infrastructure and working practices to address the massive increase in passenger numbers on this, the UK's most congested railway.

Great Northern train carriage

"One of the intended spin-offs is the introduction of on-board Wi-Fi. We've had it on our new Gatwick Express fleet for 10 months; now it's been switched on across our new Great Northern trains.

"Coupled with power points at every pair of seats and air conditioning, we're doing our best to give passengers a better journey. Steadily we'll be adding Wi-Fi to other trains in our fleet.”

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Passengers will see Wi-Fi symbols on train doors, and can log on by telling their device to search for new Wi-Fi networks.

The spokesman added: "There is no download limit but after a certain limit is reached, browsing speeds will be reduced to ensure others on board have a good connection. All websites will continue to load, just slower."